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Article: Abbas confirms Haneya to head Palestinian coalition government
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 13, 2006
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Abbas confirms Haneya to head Palestinian coalition government
RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
confirmed on Wednesday that the Prime Minister Ismail Haneya is the
one that would be asked to form the Palestinian coalition government.
Abbas made the confirmation at a news conference in Ramallah
following the meeting with his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczyski.
"It is not a secret to hide that Ismail Haneya is the candidate to
form the coalition government," said Abbas.
"No date has been set yet for authorizing the prime minister to
form the government ... it would be soon," Abbas added.
Kaczyski, for his part, said that "we understand the suffering of
the ...